Lawyer's character

As the gavel fell from the male judge's hand, the trial ended. The judge did not announce the verdict in court.

A verbal battle made Fang Yi exhausted. Because of his high concentration during the trial, he forgot about thirst and fatigue. When the gavel struck, his mind and body suddenly relaxed. At this time, he seemed to be squeezed dry, unable to hold the I drank several large gulps of mineral water in order to moisten my dry throat that couldn't swallow saliva.

"Lawyer Fang, look at this case..." When Fang Yi walked out of the court tiredly with his briefcase, Liu Huashan and Liu Shanshan came over and Liu Huashan asked.

"Maybe it's a good thing that the judge didn't pronounce the verdict in court. Let's go back and wait for the news. I'll call you after the verdict is handed down." Fang Yi said weakly.

"Lawyer Fang, it's already past one o'clock. Let's have a meal together before you go back!" Liu Huashan looked at Fang Yi and said.

"Yes, Lawyer Fang, let's treat you to a meal." Liu Shanshan saw Fang Yi's performance in court. To be fair, she was very satisfied with Fang Yi's performance. Of course, she was only satisfied with the court performance. If the result Not as good as she wants, she still curses people behind their backs.

"No, I have to rush back. I have an appointment with the client at the office in the afternoon, so time is a bit tight. Let's do it next time." Fang Yi said politely.

It was a lie that he had an appointment with the client in the office, but it was true that he had no appetite for food. He had been arguing with each other all morning, and he was so tired that he had no appetite at all.

After driving the car for a while, Fang Yi pulled over, drank mineral water, swallowed the leftover bread he had eaten in the morning, and then lay on the car seat to relax for a while. Just when he thought about continuing on his way, his cell phone rang. got up.

"Lawyer Fang, this is Ouyang Jie. Are you in the law firm?" Ouyang Jie's voice came from the phone.

"No, I came to the next city for a court session this morning and I'm on my way back. What's wrong?" Fang Yi sat up straight and asked.

"I have something to talk to you about... Let's talk about it tonight. I'll treat you to dinner at the same place. Can you come back at seven o'clock in the evening?" Ouyang Jie asked.

"No problem." Fang Yi said.

"Okay, it's settled. See you there or not!" Ouyang Jie said and hung up the phone.

After Fang Yi put away his phone, he suddenly laughed and thought to himself: Did I open my mouth or something? I just told Liu Huashan that I had an appointment in the afternoon, but Ouyang Jie called me halfway. It seems that I have to be more careful with my words in the future.

In the city, the temperature at night is lower than during the day, but it is still a bit sultry. The air conditioner is on in the private room of the private restaurant, and the cold wind is blowing. As soon as Fang Yi enters the door, he immediately feels a blast of cold air and gets goosebumps all over his body.

What surprised Fang Yi was that there were two people sitting in the box, two acquaintances, one was Ouyang Jie and the other was Bai Hai. He did not expect Bai Hai to be there.

Seeing Fang Yi come in, Ouyang Jie stood up and said with a smile: "Lawyer Fang, you and Brother Bai both know each other, so I won't say more. Let's get together today."

Bai Hai stood up and greeted Fang Yi with a smile, but his smile was a bit awkward. Fang Yi guessed it might be because of Cheng Wu's case.

"Hello, Mr. Bai. I've kept you two waiting for a long time. Today I went to the next city to open a half-day business. When Ouyang called, I just walked back." Fang Yi explained after entering the door.

"It doesn't matter, we have nothing urgent to do anyway, let's get together." Bai Hai said and glanced at Ouyang Jie.

"Lawyer Fang, let's order first. I secretly took out the Maotai that my dad has treasured for more than ten years and give it to you two to try." As he said that, Ouyang Jie took out two bottles of Maotai from a bag and placed them on the table. on the table.

After a while, the food and drinks were put on the table, and the three of them chatted absentmindedly for a while. Fang Yi waited for the other party to get to the point. Ouyang Jie kept looking at Bai Hai. After Bai Hai had another drink, he said seriously: "Lawyer Fang. , I’m really sorry about what happened last time.

This time I asked Ouyang to invite you out to dinner for two purposes. One is to apologize for what happened before. Li Hua actually didn't want to do this. She was also deceived. He wanted Cheng Wu to come out as soon as possible and avoid the pain of prison. "

"It's okay. I can understand the mood of the client's family. I was the first to withdraw from this case, so I can't blame her. I also told Ouyang before this matter that if the opinions of the two defense lawyers are not consistent, it will be very difficult for the client. Unfavorable." Fang Yi said.

"Thank you for your understanding! The second purpose of asking you out today is to consult with you about Cheng Wu's case." Bai Hai said and took out a criminal judgment.

"Cheng Wu's case was decided so quickly?" Fang Yi said in surprise after taking the verdict and glancing at it.

"Well, the court believed that Cheng Wu illegally deprived others of their personal freedom in order to collect debts. Finally, he was found guilty of illegal detention and sentenced to three years in prison.

Let me see, is there any hope of overturning this case in the second instance? "After Bai Hai finished speaking, he looked at Fang Yi.

"I still hold my previous opinion in this case. Cheng Wu did not constitute the crime of illegal detention, but the crime of picking quarrels and provoking trouble. I think the facts determined by the court of first instance were unclear and the law was wrongly applied." Fang Yi said after reading the verdict.

He had also read the case file before meeting with Cheng Wu, so he dared to draw such a conclusion.

"If the crime you mentioned is based on the crime you mentioned, how many years will Cheng Wu be sentenced?" For Bai Hai, it doesn't matter what the crime is, but how long it will take for the more important ones to be released.

"I can't say this. After the first trial, he was sentenced to three years in prison. If the procuratorate does not protest and Cheng Wu appeals, according to the principle of no increase in punishment on appeal, the worst result is that the original verdict is upheld." Fang Yi thought for a while.

The specific number of years of the sentence is not up to the lawyer. All the lawyer can do is to explain to the collegial panel the facts of the case that are beneficial to the client and the laws and regulations that should be applied, and then give a recommended sentence. How the collegial panel will decide and how to impose a sentence can only depend on the judge.

"What did lawyer Gao say before?" Fang Yi suddenly asked.

"After the first trial, Lawyer Gao said that Cheng Wu should be acquitted in this case. In the second trial, he insisted on a not guilty defense." Bai Hai said.

But from the bottom of his heart, Bai Hai did not trust lawyer Gao. Cheng Wu's daughter-in-law, Li Hua, trusted lawyer Gao because the other party said that Cheng Wu was not involved in any crime and should be acquitted.

However, after the first-instance court's decision, lawyer Gao was embarrassed. He said that he could continue to represent the case in the second instance. He believed that the law was fair and would definitely give justice to Cheng Wu.

Li Hua doesn't know whether the law is fair or unfair, but whether it will give justice to Cheng Wu as lawyer Gao said, she has no confidence because she has lost confidence in lawyer Gao and is ready to change the situation.

In fact, this is normal. It is not easy to gain trust, but it is easy to lose trust!

"Well, if the family members want to give it a try, that's fine!" What else could Fang Yi say? It's hard to buy someone happy with money.